Many followers had been puzzled with gap No. 16’s pin placement in the course of the remaining spherical of the Masters on Sunday, however the location change was for good cause.
On the CBS broadcast Sunday, Jim Nantz revealed that the location was modified in tribute to six-time Masters winner Jack Nicklaus.
It was 50 years in the past when Nicklaus gained his fifth Masters, and essentially the most essential second in his victory got here on gap 16 when he sunk a 40-foot birdie to take a one-shot lead. Nicklaus would maintain on to that edge the remainder of the best way.
The pin was situated deep within the again proper of the opening for that legendary second, and that’s the place it was moved to on Sunday to pay tribute.
The sixteenth gap, generally known as “Redbud,” has a typical Sunday pin placement that may be a significantly iconic one.
“The 16th green is best known for the famous Sunday hole location just behind the left greenside bunker,” the Masters describes on its web site. “This particular hole location is the primary reason ‘Redbud’ has seen 24 holes in one in the Masters tournament, more than any other hole at the Augusta National.”
Slashing the possibilities at seeing a gap in a single, then, maybe?
It’s no marvel followers had been initially upset. However a tip of the hat for some of the legendary golfers of all time is a decent transfer from the event’s employees.
Nicklaus’ six Masters wins are essentially the most ever within the historical past of the occasion.
The now-85-year-old gained the Masters in 1963, 1965, 1966, 1972 and once more in 1975, the event throughout which his iconic 40-foot birdie occurred. He then went 10 years earlier than successful one final time in 1986.
